Shloka 117

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

स्त्रिया वा पुरुषेणापि नियमाल्लिंगसन्निधौ । वर्षं जप्तमिदं स्तोत्रं बुद्धिं विद्याञ्च वर्द्धयेत्

Transliteration

striyā vā puruṣeṇāpi niyamālliṃgasannidhau | varṣaṃ japtamidaṃ stotraṃ buddhiṃ vidyāñca varddhayet

Translation

ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯಾಗಲಿ ಪುರುಷನಾಗಲಿ—ನಿಯಮದಿಂದ ಶಿವಲಿಂಗದ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ—ಈ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರವನ್ನು ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷ ಜಪಿಸಿದರೆ ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಪವಿತ್ರ ವಿದ್ಯೆ ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word

• स्त्रिया: by a woman
• स्त्रिया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय; disjunctive particle ‘or’

• पुरुषेण: by a man
• पुरुषेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय; particle ‘also/even’

• नियमात्: due to (the) rule/observance
• नियमात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular (cause/source)

• लिङ्ग-सन्निधौ: in the presence of the liṅga
• लिङ्ग-सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लिङ्गस्य सन्निधिः)

• वर्षम्: for a year
• वर्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (duration)

• जप्तम्: recited
• जप्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोगः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; past passive participle ‘recited’ qualifying स्तोत्रम्

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; demonstrative adjective modifying स्तोत्रम्

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• बुद्धिम्: intellect
• बुद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• विद्याम्: knowledge
• विद्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• वर्द्धयेत्: should increase
• वर्द्धयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should increase’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching and fruit of the stotra within Umāsaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single kṣetra; it universalizes eligibility: women and men alike, with niyama, in liṅga-sannidhi, may undertake year-long japa of the stotra for growth of buddhi and vidyā.

Significance: Highlights inclusivity of Śiva-bhakti and the liṅga as universally accessible locus of grace; the ‘presence of the liṅga’ functions as the essential pilgrimage condition.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that regulated devotion (niyama) expressed through sustained stotra-japa before the Śiva-liṅga refines buddhi (discernment) and deepens vidyā (spiritual understanding), preparing the devotee for Śiva’s grace.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse places recitation specifically in liṅga-sannidhi, affirming the Liṅga as Saguna Śiva’s accessible form through which the devotee’s mind is steadied and knowledge ripens by proximity, worship, and repetition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A disciplined, year-long practice of japa of this stotra in the presence of the Śiva-liṅga—ideally with regularity, purity of conduct, and focused attention during worship.